Bean Bush Tiger's Eye Organic HEIRLOOM Seeds

Phaseolus vulgaris

Item #3142

55-95 days. Striking colors make this dried bean
an intriguing variety. Its versatility and
superiority in the kitchen make it a
gardeners’ “must-have”. This productive
bean produces well in a broad range
of conditions. It can be harvested as a
snap bean before the seeds swell, as a
shell bean or, dry and produce gold and
maroon beans. The dried beans are
prized for their creamy texture and skins
that dissolve with cooking.

When to sow outside: RECOMMENDED.
1 to 2 weeks after average last frost
and when soil temperatures have
warmed. For continuous harvest, sow
every 7-14 days up to 60 days before
first fall frost.

When to start inside: In areas with
short seasons start indoors 2 weeks
before average last frost and transplant
outside 2 weeks after last frost.

Harvesting: Tiger’s Eye beans are ready
to pick when the pod “snaps” or breaks
in half cleanly. This is when seeds have
just begun to form and the pods are 4" long. Hold stem with one hand, and the pod with
the other hand to avoid pulling off branches which
may continue to produce. Shell beans are harvested
when the seeds are well formed but the pods are still
green. Pick pods as you would for snap beans, then
split along the seam and remove seeds. Dry beans
are left on the plant until the pod and beans inside
are completely dry. If short seasons prevent drying
plants in the ground before frost, pull entire plant
with mature pods before frost and hang in a warm,
dry place until pods are brittle; break open pods and
remove seeds.